Banking fraud and losses are on the rise
A new survey of fraud-management, anti-money laundering (AML), and compliance team leaders at South African banks depicts a country still searching for a solution to meaningfully reduce an onslaught of fraud. Three-fourths of those surveyed (75%) report increasing...
SA organisations badly prepared for inevitable attacks
Seventy-nine percent of South African organisations experienced at least three successful identity-related breaches in the last 12 months, driven largely by the explosion of agentic and machine identities. This is according to the Identity Security Landscape Report...
‘Lazy’ AI-built attacks still breaching current defences
HP’s latest Threat Insights Report says that attackers are using AI to scale and accelerate campaigns – with many of them prioritising cost, effort, and efficiency over quality – but despite being formulaic and low-effort, these AI-assisted attacks are slipping past...
Intel ups the ante in edge computing
Intel has launched the Intel Core processor Series 2 with P-cores - an industrial-ready platform engineered for mission-critical edge applications – as well as its latest Edge AI suite for Health & Life Sciences, providing validated reference pipelines and...
The end of queueing at Home Affairs?
The Department of Home Affairs has officially launched its new Digital Partnership Model with nine branches of Capitec Bank and Standard Bank now offering Smart IDs under its Online Verification Service – with another eight branches slated to go live by the end of the...
Anthropic files lawsuits against the Pentagon
Anthropic has sued the US Department of Defense, challenging the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company as a supply chain risk. The company has filed two lawsuits, accusing the Pentagon of using the designation to punish the company on ideological grounds....
Air is the safest way to travel, but Africa’s accident rate is still high
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2025 Annual Safety Report demonstrating a solid year of safety performance with the following highlights: The all-accident rate of 1,32 per million flights (one accident per 759 646 flights) was better...
Hybrid working a win-win for women
New research from International Workplace Group (IWG) reveals that when businesses give women access to professional workspaces closer to home, they gain stronger collaboration, networking, and performance in return. Hybrid and more flexible ways of working are also...
B2B buyers prefer a rep-free experience
Buyers want to engage on their own terms as 67% of B2B buyers state that they prefer a rep‑free experience, according to new research from Gartner. A survey of 646 B2B buyers conducted from August through September 2025 found the shift is already underway - with 45%...
Command injection vulnerability in ExifTool targets macOS users
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team, identified a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-3102) in ExifTool, a free, open-source tool used worldwide to read and edit metadata in images, videos and PDF files. The flaw, which affects macOS systems running...
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What Africa’s renewable investment wave needs is design
There are established markets, and then there are conditions that precede them. Africa’s renewable energy sector finds itself suspended between the two – an area where assets have begun to accumulate, but where the mechanisms for scaled capital reallocation remain...
The untapped opportunity in corporate computer refurbishment
Africa is at a pivotal moment in its digital journey, writes Wale Arewa, CEO of Xperien. With a rapidly growing youth population and increasing demand for affordable technology, there's a pressing need to address the mounting electronic waste (e-waste) challenge....
Gesture-based IDV opens SA business to rising cyber crime
Purchasing gesture-based, low-cost identity verification (IDV) solutions to meet growing governance demands could put South African businesses at serious risk. This is according to Lance Fanaroff, co-founder of biometric identity provider iiDENTIFii. Awareness of...
Open Buildings helps increase community resilience
On-the-ground evidence from health planners and climate analysts in Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa shows how the Open Buildings dataset, which maps more than 1,8-billion structures, is helping frontline projects close service gaps and strengthen community...
Building a competitive edge with GenAI in Africa
As organisations across Africa are starting to invest in generative AI (GenAI), they must carefully assess its business impact, ensure strategic deployment and account for potential hidden costs. By Shakeel Jhazbhay, GM: digital business solutions at Datacentrix The...
Why Africa must lead its own AI education revolution
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to sweep into higher education with Silicon Valley-style excitement, Africa faces a far more urgent and complex challenge, writes Dr Nyx McLean, head of research and postgraduate studies at Eduvos. While higher education...
Kaspersky eSIM Store simplifies global travel
Kaspersky eSIM Store is a new connectivity solution for international travel. Designed to make it easier for leisure and business travellers to stay online globally, it empowers users with easy Internet access across more than 150 countries and regions, with a choice...
Jaltech, Wetility seal R500m solar power deal
Wetility has secured a R500-million structured capital partnership with Jaltech to fund solar and battery systems. This will enable Wetility to add over 16 MW of solar capacity to the national distributed energy footprint, as well as avoid over 250 000 metric tons of...
What business travellers need to know this flu season
If you're a professional heading abroad for business this winter, there's more to think about than flights and meeting agendas. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) recently shared a warning about rising flu cases across the country. For business travellers,...
Ericsson, Google Cloud team on AI-powered 5G core as-a-service
Ericsson has launched Ericsson On-Demand, a new solution delivering core network services as a true software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to communications service providers (CSPs). The platform is designed with Google Cloud, leveraging AI infrastructure and Google...
Solutions Architect at Columbus
Shape how enterprise applications are designed, built, and delivered - end-to-end. Deliver solutions across complex, enterprise-scale environments spanning multiple sectors.Architecture Design Design and define application architecture aligned to enterprise...
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One of our clients is looking for a Solutions Architect with a broad and deep technical background. If you're an experienced Solutions Architect looking for a new challenge, this could be for you! Key Requirements A bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or related...
Data Scientist
The Data Scientist will support the Data Science and Analytics team in creating and enabling data-driven measurement, insights, monitoring and decision support. This individual will add value to business areas by providing insights, applying data science to inform and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Advanced) 3376
Job DescriptionSAP MM ConfigurationUnderstand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users forBusiness Blueprint documentSetting up the organization structure of Materials Management and perform all relevant configuration...
Solutions Architect at Columbus – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Shape how enterprise applications are designed, built, and delivered - end-to-end. Deliver solutions across complex, enterprise-scale environments spanning multiple sectors.Architecture Design Design and define application architecture aligned to enterprise...
Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
This role involves designing and delivering cloud-ready services and RESTful APIs, owning features end-to-end from database schema and service layer to testing, deployment, and monitoring. You will contribute to system design and architecture discussions, raise the...
Solutions Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
One of our clients is looking for a Solutions Architect with a broad and deep technical background. If you're an experienced Solutions Architect looking for a new challenge, this could be for you! Key Requirements A bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or related...
Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
The Data Scientist will support the Data Science and Analytics team in creating and enabling data-driven measurement, insights, monitoring and decision support. This individual will add value to business areas by providing insights, applying data science to inform and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Advanced) 3376 – Gauteng Pretoria
Job DescriptionSAP MM ConfigurationUnderstand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users forBusiness Blueprint documentSetting up the organization structure of Materials Management and perform all relevant configuration...
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